Rana Awdish is an American critical care physician,

pulmonologist Pulmonology (, , from Latin ''pulmō, -ōnis'' "lung" and the Greek suffix "study of"), pneumology (, built on Greek πνεύμων "lung") or pneumonology () is a medical specialty that deals with diseases involving the respiratory tract.

, author and

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of the Pulmonary Hypertension Program of

Henry Ford Hospital Henry Ford Hospital (HFH) is an 877-bed tertiary care hospital, education and research complex at the western edge of the New Center area in Detroit, Michigan. The flagship facility for the Henry Ford Health System, it was one of the first hos ...

. She is best known for her critically acclaimed, bestselling book ''In Shock: My Journey from Death to Recovery and the Redemptive Power of Hope.''

Biography

Awdish was born in

Michigan Michigan () is a state in the Great Lakes region of the upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly , Michigan is the 10th-largest state by population, the 11th-largest by area, and the ...

. She completed her undergraduate degree at the

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. Awdish received a Doctor of Medicine degree (MD) from the

Wayne State University Wayne State University (WSU) is a public research university in Detroit, Michigan. It is Michigan's third-largest university. Founded in 1868, Wayne State consists of 13 schools and colleges offering approximately 350 programs to nearly 25,000 ...

Medical School in 2002 where she was inducted into the

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honor society, after which she moved to the

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to complete her training at

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. Subsequently, she joined the Pulmonary and Critical Care Physician at the

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. After suffering from a sudden critical illness in 2008, Awdish began advocating for connected care for patient experience and physicians to prevent burnout and moral distress. She is a sought-after public speaker, delivering inspirational keynote addresses to groups ranging from professiona
medical societies
to members o
Congress
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organizations
combatting homelessness. She lectures to physicians, hospital leadership and medical schools around the country. In 2012, she started a communication program CLEAR conversation in the Henry Ford Hospital, training the medical residents, fellows and faculty in communication skills for improving conversations. Her book, In Shock: My Journey from Death to Recovery and the Redemptive Power of Hope, is an

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Bestseller and has been featured in the

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. The book has been translated into multiple other languages. In 2020, the podcast

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documented the COVID pandemic in Detroit in an episode entitle
The Reprieve
using Awdish's audio diary of

employees' experience during that time. Her narrative non-fiction essays have been published i
The Examined Life JournalIntima

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and

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. She has written editorials for The Harvard Business Review,

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and

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. Her essay
The Shape of the Shore
' was awarded a

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by the

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and was nominated for a

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Awards and honors

*Critical Care Teacher of the Year 2016

Henry Ford Health System Henry Ford Health (formerly the Henry Ford Health System) is an integrated, not-for-profit health care organization in Metro Detroit. The corporate office is at One Ford Place, in Midtown Detroit, Michigan. Henry Ford Henry Ford (July 30, ...

*Press Ganey Physician of the Year 2017 *Schwartz Center's National Compassionate Caregiver of the Year Award in 2017 *2019 The Ake Grenvik Honorary Award from the Society for Critical Care Medicine. *202
named a Healthcare Hero
by '' U.S. News & World Report'' *2020 Sydney Award by David Brooks of

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*2021 Nominated for American Literary Award,

Bibliography

*Awdish, R (2020). ''The Aviary''
The Examined Life Journal
*Awdish, R (2020).
The Shape of the Shore
'
Intima Journal of Narrative Medicine
*Awdish, R, Berry, L (2020).
Health Care Organizations Should Be as Generous as Their Workers
''

. *Awdish, R, (2020). ''I'm a doctor
My patients deserve your compassion
''

Detroit Free Press The ''Detroit Free Press'' is the largest daily newspaper in Detroit, Michigan, US. The Sunday edition is titled the ''Sunday Free Press''. It is sometimes referred to as the Freep (reflected in the paper's web address, www.freep.com). It primari ...

. *Awdish, R, Ely, W (2020)
Let families visit coronavirus patients
''

. *Awdish, R (2020)
''The Liminal Space''

New England Journal of Medicine ''The New England Journal of Medicine'' (''NEJM'') is a weekly medical journal published by the Massachusetts Medical Society. It is among the most prestigious peer-reviewed medical journals as well as the oldest continuously published one. Hist ...

. *Awdish, R, Berry, L (2019).
Putting Healing Back at the Center of Health Care
''

Harvard Business Review ''Harvard Business Review'' (''HBR'') is a general management magazine published by Harvard Business Publishing, a wholly owned subsidiary of Harvard University. ''HBR'' is published six times a year and is headquartered in Brighton, Massach ...

''.'' *Awdish, R, et al. (2019).
Finding Hope and Healing when Cure is not Possible
''

Mayo Clinic Proceedings ''Mayo Clinic Proceedings'' is a monthly peer-reviewed medical journal published by Elsevier and sponsored by the Mayo Clinic. It covers the field of general internal medicine. The journal was established in 1926 as the ''Proceedings of the Staff ...

. * *Awdish, R, Berry, L (2017).
Making time to really listen to your patients
''

. *Awdish, R, (2017).
A View from the Edge: Creating a Culture of Caring
''

. *Awdish, R, et al. (2017). ''The Role of Kindness in Cancer Care.''

Journal of Oncology Practice ''JCO Oncology Practice'' (known from 2005 to 2019 as the ''Journal of Oncology Practice'') is a monthly peer-reviewed medical journal covering the mechanics of oncology care. It was established in 2005 and is published by the American Society of C ...

References

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